Abstract: An image pickup system for processing an image signal where each pixel is composed of more than one color signals and at least one of the color signals are dropped out according to the location of the pixel, having an extraction section for extracting a plurality of local regions including a target pixel from the image signal; a noise estimation section for estimating the noise amount for each local region extracted by the extraction section; first to third interpolation sections respectively for interpolating, by means of mutually different interpolation processing, missing color signals of the target pixel; an interpolation selection section for selecting which of the first to third interpolation sections is to be used on the basis of the noise amount estimated by the noise estimation section.

Abstract: An image pickup apparatus includes: an image pickup element having a plurality of pixels; a drive unit moving the image pickup element; a defective position storage unit storing position data on the image pickup element about a defective pixel contained in the plurality of pixels; an image extraction unit extracting a moving picture regeneration area depending on the position of the image pickup element during capturing an image from a captured image obtained by the image pickup element; and a defect correction unit complementing a defective pixel of a captured image obtained by the image pickup element using image data of captured image obtained by the image pickup element in another position. Moving pictures are formed by continuously outputting captured images in the moving picture regeneration area for which the defect correction unit has complemented the defective pixel.

Abstract: An image pickup apparatus having a plurality of pixels; and a color filter array of four colors disposed on the plurality of pixels, wherein the color filter array has a periodicity of two rows×two columns, and colors of four color filters in a periodical unit of two rows×two columns are all different.

Abstract: A pixel circuit having a shared control line for providing two control signals to the pixel array. One control line is used to provide a control signal to both a high dynamic range circuit and a dual conversion gain circuit to two pixel circuits. The pixel circuits each contain two pixel cells that have separate photo-conversion devices but share readout circuitry.

Abstract: Each of a plurality of pixels includes a respective photo-converting unit and a respective charge storing unit. The respective photo-converting unit generates respective charge from an image, and the respective charge storing unit stores the respective charge. The respective charges are generated and stored simultaneously, and converted into respective voltages sequentially by a shared voltage converter.

Abstract: When a signal is read from a CCD solid-state image pickup element, the CCD solid-state image pickup element is driven with at least two driving voltages so that high-speed reading is performed with generation of noise due to interference between the driving voltages reduced. The CCD solid-state image includes a charge storage section between a vertical transfer register and a horizontal transfer register. By performing the transfer of charge in the direction of columns during an effective transfer period of the transfer in the direction of rows, signal charge of one row generated by a light receiving sensor is transferred to the charge storage section, and by performing the transfer outside the effective transfer period in the transfer in the direction of the row, the signal charge of one row transferred to the charge storage section is transferred to the horizontal transfer register.

Abstract: The present invention relates generally to a viewfinder eyepiece assembly for improving the optical accuracy and safety of an electronic news gathering video camera. The viewfinder eyepiece replaces the camera's dust cover plate assembly in the eye side opening of the viewfinder body. The viewfinder eyepiece assembly is comprised of at least two plates framed within a flexible carrier where the multiple-plate configuration creates an essentially airtight space between the plates. This space serves to slow down the cooling of the external eyepiece plate, thus decreasing the likelihood of condensation forming on this plate in cold weather. Additionally, one of the plates may use the user's refractive prescription for personalized viewfinder focus. Furthermore, one of the plates may be made of a material, or treated with a coating, that acts as barrier to certain harmful electromagnetic field emissions, while being transparent to light frequencies in the harmless visible range.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention comprise methods and systems for input device to television networking.

Abstract: A display panel structure with camera function is to install a video recording module at an extension section of an outer board of a panel module. A circuit board combining the circuit of the video recording module and the circuit of the panel module comprises a signal transmission member to transmit signals. The video recording module is formed integrally with the panel module to decrease manufacture cost.

Abstract: An existing electronic part mounting device can have the function of correcting the parallax of a camera pickup image only by addition or modification of software without using a telecentric lens. For this, storage means stores in advance parallax data representing the relationship between the height of an electronic part to be picked up by a camera and a part size per pixel for each pixel of the pickup image or image magnification. When picking up the electronic part adsorbed by an adsorption nozzle (11) by the camera, the part height data on the height of the electronic part is acquired, so that according to the part height data and the aforementioned parallax data, a part size per pixel or image magnification is corrected for each pixel of the pickup image of the electronic part, thereby correcting the parallax of the pickup image of the electronic part.

Abstract: In an optical device including an optical system to form an optical image of an object to be photographed, an image capture unit to convert the optical image of the object to be photographed into an electrical signal, and an optical device arranged on the front surface of the image capture unit, a water repellent layer or a structure with a three-dimensional pattern to reduce the adhesive force of an alien substance is provided on a surface of the optical element on the opposite side of the optical system.

Abstract: A digital camera is presented having protection from impact by falling, including a miniature hard drive having an actuator assembly, and a zoom lens and a zoom lens retractor mechanism. The miniature hard drive includes a detector that senses when the digital camera is falling by either reading a motor current signal, or a disk rotational velocity signal, and interrupt signal generator produces an interrupt signal if a falling condition is sensed. A retractor mechanism for the zoom lens responds to the interrupt signal to retract the zoom lens. A method for preventing damage to a zoom lens and miniature hard drive in a digital camera are also presented.

Abstract: This invention discloses an adjusting apparatus for adjusting the brightness of an image including a plurality of pixels having a center pixel and an initial pixel. The adjusting apparatus includes a detecting module, a calculating module and a gain module. The detecting module receives the image and detects the brightness of each pixel of the image. The calculating module calculates the distance between each pixel and the center pixel according the distance between initial pixel and the center pixel. The gain module respectively adjusts the brightness of each pixel among the plural pixels according to the distance between each pixel and the center pixel of the image.

Abstract: To provide a camera which enables photographing while intentionally, subtly shifting operation timing from that of another camera. A digital camera has a timing computing circuit. The timing computing circuit receives a reset request from another digital camera by way of a communications interface. The timing computing circuit awaits a reset request for a standby period shown by the reset request, and outputs a reset command to a reset circuit. The reset circuit outputs a reset signal to a timing generator (TG) in accordance with the reset command.

Abstract: A recording apparatus has: a stream generating unit for generating a first stream constituted of a first moving image signal at a first frame rate and an input audio signal and a second stream constituted of a second moving image signal at a second frame rate faster than the first frame rate and a predetermined audio signal; a recording unit for recording the first and second streams; and an instructing unit for instructing a change-over of a frame rate, wherein in accordance with an instruction output from the instructing unit during recording the first stream, the stream generating unit outputs the second stream instead of the first stream, and the recording unit records the second stream output in response to the instruction by the instructing unit, instead of the first stream.

Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention provides a method that facilitates compression of video data in a computer system by performing the time-consuming task of computing the difference between successive frames of video data independently from the central processing unit. This frees the often-overburdened central processing unit from performing this time-consuming compression operation and can thereby improve the handling of video data. Thus, one embodiment of the present invention can be characterized as a method thr compressing video data in a computer system. This method includes receiving a stream of data from a current video frame in the computer system. It also includes computing a difference frame from the current video frame and a previous video frame “on-the-fly as the current video frame streams into the computer system. The method additionally includes storing the difference frame in a memory in the computer system.

Abstract: A method of controlling a system for providing access to teletext information, comprising, an input for receiving a source signal, a channel selection system for selecting a program channel signal carried by the source signal and including embedded teletext data belonging to a teletext service, a teletext decoder for decoding teletext data embedded in a selected program channel signal, a coder for converting decoded teletext data into a video signal for displaying teletext information on a display device, memory for storing pre-set data including information identifying at least one pre-set program channel signal, an interface for receiving a switch command entered by a user, comprises receiving a switch command through the interface.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for synchronizing a data stream are disclosed. The method includes: decoding the data stream to generate a decoded data stream and program clock references; generating a local clock reference; generating a simulated clock reference according to the program clock references and the local clock reference; comparing the local clock reference with the simulated clock reference to generate a comparison result; adjusting a processing timing of the decoded data stream according to the comparison result; and processing the decoded data stream according to the processing timing.

Abstract: A color reproduction system includes an image input apparatus configured to capture an image, a color correcting section configured to transform the colors of the image captured by the image input apparatus, and an image output apparatus configured to output by one of displaying and printing the image which is transformed the colors by the color correcting section. The color correcting section transforms the colors of the input image into those of an output image by using information on the lighting environment at the time of capturing the image, information on the lighting environment at the time of observing the image and information on the image input apparatus. The information on the lighting environment at the time of observing the image includes information on at least two lighting environments that are different from each other.

Abstract: An exemplary method includes receiving a trimap for an image that specifies a background region, a foreground region and an unknown region for the image wherein a boundary exists between the foreground region and the unknown region and wherein another boundary exists between the unknown region and the background region, solving a set of Poisson equations having boundary conditions for the two boundaries to provide a matte that distinguishes a foreground region from a background region in the unknown region, and refining the matte by solving a set of Poisson equations for a local unknown region. Various other exemplary technologies are also presented.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for isolating a noise intolerant device, e.g., a phase-lock loop of a tuner within a television receiver, from source of noise. In one embodiment, the apparatus isolates a phase-lock loop integrated circuit (IC) from the bus, by providing an isolation buffer that allows the receiver to only pass data to the tuner's phase-lock loop IC when a tune command is issued by a processor. When not being tuned, the IIC lines to the tuner are held HIGH by a buffer until needed again to perform the tuning function. This allows the demodulation circuitry to use a setting for a carrier tracking-loop that optimizes bit error rate performance.

Abstract: Described herein is a method and system for video sequence evaluation in the presence of cross-chroma interference. When the luma and chroma components in an analog video sequence are separated, the luma component may add interference to the chroma component. This is called cross-chroma interference. In the evaluation of the video sequence, the cross-chroma interference may be interpreted as motion, noise, or other artifacts. By reducing the cross-chroma interference during the evaluation, motion and noise can be identified with greater probability. The proper identification can aid motion estimators used in video coding and motion compensated temporal filtering, and it can aid video filters that do not utilize motion compensation.

Abstract: A receiver apparatus for receiving broadcast video programs comprises a power-on operating mode wherein which a number of components of said receiver are in power-on states and a low-power operating mode for saving power when the receiver is not used wherein which at least part of said components are in power-off states. According to the invention, the receiver comprises a low-power circuit for switching the receiver from one current operating mode to the other operating mode, comprising a bi-stable circuit for storing the states of said components in each of the two operating modes and for detecting a switch command for switching the receiver from the current operating mode to the other operating mode, in order that upon detection of the switch command the bi-stable circuit triggers the components from their current states into their other states.

Abstract: A display device including a housing, a screen, a main board module, and a heat dissipation module is provided. The housing includes an inlet and an outlet. The screen is fixed on the housing. The main board module and the heat dissipation module are disposed inside the housing. The heat dissipation module includes a fan and an air-guiding structure and the fan is configured to provide air flow. The air-guiding structure is arranged near the inlet to form an air-flow channel. The air flow is transmitted through the air-flow channel out of the display device. The main board module is disposed on a way of the air-flow channel. Therefore, the cool air flow volume flowing for cooling the main board module is increased. The efficiency of the heat dissipation module and the reliability of the display device are improved.

Abstract: An optical stack includes an intrinsic polarizer, such as a K-type or thin KE polarizer sheet. Optically functional coatings are disposed on one or both of the surfaces of the intrinsic polarizer. The optically functional coatings include a hardcoat, a transflector coating, a reflector coating, an antireflection film, a liquid crystal polymer retarder coating, a diffusion coating, an antiglare film, a wide view film, and an electrode. An optical stack including an intrinsic polarizer and an optically functional coating may have a thickness of less than 25 microns.

Abstract: A display panel includes a lower substrate, an upper substrate and a liquid crystal layer interposed therebetween. The lower substrate is divided into a display region for displaying an image and an adjacent peripheral region, and includes a plurality of pixel parts, a plurality of photo sensing parts, and a reflection preventing layer. The pixel parts are disposed in the display region for forming an image. The photo sensing parts are disposed in the display region for detecting the location of an object placed on or immediately adjacent to a surface of the display panel. The upper substrate faces the lower substrate, and includes a black matrix corresponding to the peripheral region. The reflection preventing layer is disposed in the peripheral region to prevent the black matrix from reflecting light back onto the photo sensing parts and thereby adversely affecting their operation.

Abstract: An array substrate for in-plane switching liquid crystal display device includes a gate line on a substrate, a data line crossing the gate line to define a pixel region, a semiconductor layer including an active area and a source area, wherein the active area overlaps the gate line and the source area overlaps the data line, a drain electrode connected to the semiconductor layer, a first capacitor electrode in the pixel region and connected to the drain electrode, a pixel electrode connected to the first capacitor electrode and substantially in parallel to the data line, a common line substantially parallel to the gate line, a second capacitor electrode connected to the common line and overlapping the first capacitor electrode, and a common electrode connected to the common line and alternatively arranged with the pixel electrode, wherein the source area of the semiconductive layer, the drain electrode, the first capacitor electrode and the pixel electrode include doped polycrystalline silicon.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a liquid crystal display comprises forming a surfactant on a first surface of a first substrate, and treating the first substrate. A liquid crystal display comprises an upper panel, a lower panel facing the upper panel and attached to the upper panel, a static electricity blocking layer formed on at least one surface of the upper and lower panels, and a polarizer attached on the static electricity blocking layer.

Abstract: Liquid crystal material 4 is held between first and second substrates 2 and 3 to form pixel portion 5 which include glass plates 10 and 11, respectively. The upper surface of first substrate 2 opposite to second substrate 3 includes a chip mounting portion on which IC chip 6 is mounted to drive liquid crystal material 4. The upper surface of IC chip 6 mounted on semiconductor chip mounting portion 20 and that of second substrate 3 are simultaneously lapped until the upper surface of IC chip 6 becomes the same in height and in plane as that of second substrate 3.

Abstract: There are provided a TFT, a TFT substrate using the TFT, a method of fabricating the TFT substrate, and an LCD. The TFT includes a source region, a drain region, and a gate electrode having an opening. The opening of the gate electrode is to enhance the light sensing ability of the TFT when it is used as a light sensor, since light is incident into a region where the opening is formed. The TFT including the gate having the opening can be used in a substrate of a flat display or an LCD using such a substrate. The above TFT can sense light incident from outside the display to adjust the brightness of the screen according to the external illumination.

Abstract: A method for fixing a flexible circuit board (FPC) of a display module includes providing a housing having at least a fixing pin, providing a display panel and an FPC having at least a fixing hole corresponding to the fixing pin, disposing the display panel and the FPC on the housing and folding back the FPC on another side of the housing such that the fixing pin passes through the fixing hole, and performing a hot mounting process to the fixing pin to enlarge the top end of the fixing pin to press the FPC onto the housing.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display (LCD) that is capable of improving light efficiency and brightness uniformity is disclosed. The LCD includes: an LCD panel forming an image; a lamp unit irradiating the back of the LCD panel; a bottom casing accommodating the lamp unit and including a plurality of mounting parts; and a lamp supporting member. The lamp supporting member is made with a bent wire and includes a lamp holder that is shaped into a partial loop to hold the lamp unit. The lamp supporting member also includes a fixing part that is configured to be coupled with the mounting part.

Abstract: A direct type backlight module comprises a back bezel, a light source, a circuit board, and a heat-insulating element. The light source comprising a plurality of driving elements coupled thereto is disposed within the back bezel. The circuit board is disposed outside the back bezel. The heat-insulating element is disposed between the back bezel and the circuit board so as to form a first convectional space and a second convectional space.

Abstract: A surface light source (50) includes a light source (53); an optical element (54) configured for receiving light beams from the light source, guiding and uniformizing the light beams, and outputting the light beams; an optical film (56) positioned on the optical element and configured for receiving the output light beams; and a frame (58) accommodating the light source, the optical element and the optical film. The surface light source further has at least one fastening post (542) being formed on one of the optical element and the optical film, and at least one fastening hole (562) being formed on one of the optical film and the optical element, which is corresponding to the at least one fastening post. The optical film is located at the optical element through the cooperation of the at least one fastening post and the at least one fastening hole.

Abstract: A backlight assembly includes first and second backlight units independently operating based on driving modes, and a light blocking member interposed between the first and second backlight units. The first backlight assembly includes a first light source generating and supplying a first light to a main display part of a display panel in a main mode and turned-off in a sub mode. The second backlight assembly includes a second light source generating and supplying a second light having different color from the first light to a sub display part of the display panel in a main mode and a sub mode.

Abstract: The invention relates to a patternable coatable electrically conductive layer comprising a fluid-coated electrically conductive material, wherein the fluid-coated electrically conductive material has sufficient conductivity to induce an electric field strong enough to change the optical state of a light modulating material and a display comprising a substrate, at least one patternable coatable electrically conductive layer comprising a fluid-coated electrically conductive material, wherein said fluid coated electrically conductive material has sufficient conductivity to induce an electric field strong enough to change the optical state of a light modulating material which has a first and a second field-switched stable optical state, and an imaging layer comprising said light modulating material disposed over said at least one patternable fluid-coated electrically conductive layer.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display (LCD) panel has apertures for entry of backlight. A micro-lens array comprises micro-lenses of a resin on a transparent base. The base and each of the micro-lenses have a surface energy difference falling in or constrained to a predetermined range. The shape of each of the micro-lenses is such that collimated light substantially orthogonally incident to each of the micro-lens is compressed into a tight beam to enter one of the apertures.

Abstract: A liquid crystal panel comprises: a first substrate on which pixels of a plurality of colors are arranged; a second substrate; and a liquid crystal sandwiched between the first substrate and the second substrate. On a surface of at least one of the first and second substrates in contact with the liquid crystal, a concave portion is formed in at least a portion of the pixel of a color having the highest relative luminosity among the pixels of the plurality of colors. Alternatively, on a surface of at least one of the first and second substrates in contact with the liquid crystal, a protrusion is formed corresponding to the contour of the pixel of a color having the highest relative luminosity among the pixels of the plurality of colors.

Abstract: A full-color lateral-electric-field LCD device has an organic transparent film having three different thicknesses for the pixels having RGB colors. The thicknesses dR, dG, dB of the organic transparent film and the representative wavelengths ?R, ?G and ?B of the color filters satisfy the following relationship: dR:dG:dB??R:?G:?B. The different thicknesses provide different thicknesses for the LC layer, to improve the image quality of the LCD device in a slanted viewing direction.

Abstract: A front filter being attached to a front surface of a flat panel display device includes a NIR (near infrared ray) blocking film for blocking the emission of near infrared rays to outside; an EMI (electromagnetic interference) shielding film for absorbing electromagnetic waves and for preventing the electromagnetic waves from being emitted to outside; a glass formed on a front surface of the EMI shielding film; and an antireflection coating for preventing incident rays from outside from reflecting back to the outside, in which the EMI shielding film includes a mesh unit formed of conductive meshes that are intersected with each other; and a mesh frame for surrounding the mesh unit to support the mesh unit and to define an effective display area on a screen.

Abstract: An EMI (electromagnetic interference) shielding film of a flat panel display device includes a mesh unit formed of conductive meshes that are intersected with each other, and a mesh frame for surrounding the mesh unit to support the mesh unit and to define an effective display area on a screen. Both the mesh unit and the mesh frame are formed integrally together by a base film which has PET (polyethylene terephthalate) and metal foil.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate and a second substrate opposed to each other with a liquid crystal layer having liquid crystal molecules disposed therebetween, in which a first electrode and a second electrode are provided on a side of the first substrate opposed to the liquid crystal layer, the liquid crystal layer is driven by means of an electric field generated between the first electrode and the second electrode, and a reflective display area for reflective display and a transmissive display area for transmissive display are formed in a sub-pixel area. Alignment of the liquid crystal molecules of the liquid crystal layer is different in the transmissive display area and the reflective display area.

Abstract: A display panel for a LCD device includes a substrate, a plurality of thin film transistors formed on the substrate, a passivation layer formed on the thin film transistors, a plurality of reflective patterns formed on the passivation layer, transparent electrodes formed on the reflective patterns, and reflective films formed on the transparent electrode. The reflective patterns and the reflective films are formed in a reflective area of the passivation layer. The reflective patterns are formed by position transition of two polymer films having different polarities. The display panel having the reflective patterns increase light reflectance and reduce cost for manufacturing an LCD.

Abstract: A reflective layer for reflecting light incident from a second substrate side and transmitting through a second electrode made of ITO or the like is formed above a first substrate, a switching element provided for each pixel, and an insulating film covering the switching element, the reflective layer being insulated from the switching element. A first electrode having a work function similar to the second electrode and made of a transparent conductive material such as ITO is formed more proximate to a liquid crystal layer than is the reflective layer and is connected to the switching element. The thickness of the first electrode is set to 100 ? or less or in a range approximately from 750 ? to 1250 ?. Alternatively, the switching element maybe connected to the reflective electrode, the first electrode and the reflective electrode which are formed with an insulating film therebetween may be capacitively coupled, and the first electrode may be driven by the reflective electrode via the capacitor.

Abstract: An electrode structure for use in a transflective liquid crystal display device having a plurality of pixels is disclosed. Each pixel has a reflective region and a transmissive region. The electrode structure at least comprises a first transparent electrode, a reflective electrode and a second transparent electrode. The first transparent electrode is disposed within the transmissive region, while the reflective electrode and the second transparent electrode formed above the reflective electrode are disposed within the reflective region. The area of the second transparent electrode is smaller than the area of the reflective electrode.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device that reduces the likelihood of liquid crystal misalignment and driving errors is presented. The liquid crystal display device also improves color reproductivity. The device includes a first substrate, and second substrate, and a liquid crystal layer placed between the first substrate and the second substrate. The first substrate includes a gate line and a data line that define a pixel region, a thin film transistor provided at an intersection area of the gate line and the data line, an organic film formed on the thin film transistor and having a depressed portion, a reflective film formed on the organic film, a black matrix, a color filter layer formed in the pixel region, and a pixel electrode formed on the color filter layer. The color filter layer has a different thickness in the depressed portion than in the rest of the pixel region.

Abstract: A fabricating method of an array substrate for a transflective liquid crystal display device includes: sequentially depositing a first metal layer and an impurity-doped amorphous silicon layer on a substrate and etching the first metal layer and the impurity-doped amorphous silicon layer through a first mask process to form source and drain electrodes, a data line and an ohmic contact layer. An amorphous silicon layer, a first insulating layer and a second metal layer are sequentially deposited on the source and drain electrodes, the data line and the ohmic contact layer and etching the amorphous silicon layer, the first insulating layer and the second metal layer through a second mask process to form a gate electrode, a gate line and an active layer, the gate line defining a pixel region with the data line. A second insulating layer is formed on the gate electrode and the gate line.

Abstract: A transflective-type liquid crystal display device includes a plurality of gate and data lines crossing each other on a substrate to define a plurality of pixel regions, a thin film transistor at each crossing of the gate and data lines, the thin film transistor including a semiconductor layer, and source and drain electrodes contacting source and drain regions, respectively, a projection seed pattern within the pixel region along a same layer as the semiconductor layer of the thin film transistor, and a reflective electrode contacting the drain electrode of the thin film transistor and having a reflective projection corresponding to the projection seed pattern.

Abstract: A transflective-type liquid crystal display device includes a plurality of gate and data lines crossing each other on a substrate to define a plurality of pixel regions, a thin film transistor at each crossing of the gate and data lines, the thin film transistor including a semiconductor layer, and source and drain electrodes contacting source and drain regions, respectively, a projection seed pattern within the pixel region along a same layer as the semiconductor layer of the thin film transistor, and a reflective electrode contacting the drain electrode of the thin film transistor and having a reflective projection corresponding to the projection seed pattern.

Abstract: A liquid crystal panel that has a high contrast ratio over a wide range and can suppress color shifting effectively is provided. In a liquid crystal panel including between two polarizing plates arranged in a crossed Nicols state a birefringent layer A with nx>ny?nz, a birefringent layer B with nx?ny>nz and a VA-mode liquid crystal cell C, it is set that a wavelength dispersion characteristic (?40(A)) of the birefringent layer A, the birefringent layer B (?40(B)) and (?40(C)) of the liquid crystal cell C satisfy conditions ?40(B)>?40(C)>?40(A) and 1>?40(A). The wavelength dispersion characteristic ?40 represents a ratio of a retardation Re measured with incident light at 430 nm to that measured with incident light at 550 nm, the incident light being inclined by 40° with respect to a normal direction (0°) of a surface of the birefringent layer or a surface of the liquid crystal cell.